Arunkumar Govindakarnavar (@arunviro) 's Twitter Profile
Arunkumar Govindakarnavar

@arunviro

Technical officer (Public Health Laboratories), WHE, World Health Organisation, Country office for Nepal. Tweeting in personal capacity.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@drtedros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The new World Health Organization (WHO)'s World health statistics report shows that global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years —the largest drop in recent history — reversing a decade of health gains: bit.ly/437wz4w Behind every data point is a person—a child who didn’t reach their fifth birthday,

The new <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a>'s World health statistics report shows that global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years —the largest drop in recent history — reversing a decade of health gains: bit.ly/437wz4w

Behind every data point is a person—a child who didn’t reach their fifth birthday,
World Health Organization (WHO) (@who) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The estimated shortage of health workers has decreased from 15.4 million in 2020 to 14.7 million in 2023. This progress is a testament to the collective efforts in strengthening healthcare systems worldwide. Read more such positive trends: bit.ly/437wz4w

The estimated shortage of health workers has decreased from 15.4 million in 2020 to 14.7 million in 2023. This progress is a testament to the collective efforts in strengthening healthcare systems worldwide. 

Read more such positive trends: bit.ly/437wz4w
WHO Nepal (@whonepal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

👏 Congratulations to Ministry of Health & Population🇳🇵on receiving the #WorldNoTobaccoDay 2025 Award from World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. This prestigious recognition, presented at 78th #WorldHealthAssembly in #Geneva, honours #Nepal’s exceptional efforts in tobacco control 🚭

👏 Congratulations to Ministry of Health &amp; Population🇳🇵on receiving the #WorldNoTobaccoDay 2025 Award from <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> Director-General <a href="/DrTedros/">Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus</a>.

This prestigious recognition, presented at 78th #WorldHealthAssembly in #Geneva, honours #Nepal’s exceptional efforts in tobacco control 🚭
Soumya Swaminathan (@doctorsoumya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excellent news from #WHA. 3 yrs of negotiations & finally countries have decided to adopt the #pandemicagreement. Equity was at the heart of this, based on our experience with COVID. I hope the PABS will be agreed soon so we can all be better protected who.int/news/item/19-0…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@drtedros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's official: the #PandemicAccord is officially adopted by the World Health Assembly! My warmest congratulations to World Health Organization (WHO) Member States for their commitment to keeping their people and the world safer. What a moment in global health history. Together!

WHO Nepal (@whonepal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, WHO Nepal 🇳🇵 handed over a Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction machine to MoHP to strengthen #Nepal’s capacity to detect #vaccine-preventable & communicable diseases like #measles & #rubella & support targeted interventions for improved #outbreak preparedness & response.

Today, <a href="/WHONepal/">WHO Nepal</a> 🇳🇵 handed over a Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction machine to MoHP to strengthen #Nepal’s capacity to detect #vaccine-preventable &amp; communicable diseases like #measles &amp; #rubella &amp; support targeted interventions for improved #outbreak preparedness &amp; response.
Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/ Just published: World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic and Operational Plan for Coronavirus Disease Threat Management ('25–30) At a Glance: rb.gy/z4ixyz This continues the move from emergency response to sustained, integrated management of #COVID19, #MERS & future coronavirus threats

PIB India (@pib_india) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA_GoI) has activated an Operational Control Room to coordinate all updates related to the AI171 crash 📞 For assistance, contact: 011-24610843 9650391859 Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Expert Review of Vaccines (@exprevvaccines) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📌Maintaining the value of #influenza #vaccination is vital to prevent influenza #infection and severe illness, thus reducing pressure on #healthcare systems and reducing the economic impact of influenza outbreaks. Read the Expert review below 👇👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

📌Maintaining the value of #influenza #vaccination is vital to prevent influenza #infection and severe illness, thus reducing pressure on #healthcare systems and reducing the economic impact of influenza outbreaks.
Read the Expert review below 👇👇
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
World Health Organization South-East Asia (@whosearo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Honouring voluntary, unpaid blood donors, the silent heroes among us, Regional Director Saima Wazed emphasized the significance of blood transfusion, calling it a cornerstone of effective healthcare and emergency response. This simple yet powerful act of donating blood saves

Saima Wazed (@drsaimawazed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A HUGE heartfelt thanks to all our donors & World Health Organization South-East Asia staff for this successful Blood Donor Drive Join our efforts. Give blood Blood helps save lives when accidents like the recent plane crash happen. EMPATHY NEEDS ACTION

Soumya Swaminathan (@doctorsoumya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New technologies are enabling earlier TB diagnosis, even if patients are asymptomatic. We need to expand their use, ensure appropriate treatment, supportive care & nutritional support. Vaccines remain a holy grail. Jagat Prakash Nadda Ministry of Health Stop TB Partnership IAVI @who indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

Andrea C. Love, PhD (@dr_andrealove) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why do we have universal newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations? Because it saves lives. Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is NOT just sexually transmitted. It spreads through close contact with a variety of bodily fluids. 1/

Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Short🧵 🆕World Health Organization (WHO) for Public Comment: World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic & Operational Plan for Coronavirus Disease Threat Management 5 yr roadmap to guide global CoV (#COVID19 #MERS nCoV) disease threat management efforts, replacing WHO COVID-19 SPRP that ended this year. who.int/news-room/arti…

Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🆕 Releases from World Health Organization (WHO) with thanks to UNICEF: ➡️ 2024 full-year release of global-level #COVID19 vaccination data (data.who.int/dashboards/cov…) ➡️COVID-19 Vaccination Insights Report for 2024 (who.int/publications/m…)

🆕 Releases from <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> with thanks to <a href="/UNICEF/">UNICEF</a>: 

➡️ 2024 full-year release of global-level #COVID19 vaccination data (data.who.int/dashboards/cov…)  

➡️COVID-19 Vaccination Insights Report for 2024 (who.int/publications/m…)
ICMR (@icmrdelhi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Proud moment! ICMR-funded pioneering study in Jharkhand shows that improved nutrition can significantly reduce TB cases and deaths. World Health Organization (WHO) has integrated this evidence into its global TB guidance—another step towards #EndTB. #ICMR #Nutrition Ministry of Health Department of Health Research, MoHFW

Proud moment! ICMR-funded pioneering study in Jharkhand shows that improved nutrition can significantly reduce TB cases and deaths. <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> has integrated this evidence into its global TB guidance—another step towards #EndTB.
#ICMR #Nutrition  <a href="/MoHFW_INDIA/">Ministry of Health</a> <a href="/DeptHealthRes/">Department of Health Research, MoHFW</a>